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Hickories

Originally Posted by RussellK

Do you think there might be shad upstream of Patuxent river near Rt. 214 bridge? It minutes away from my work. Thank you

That's a good question. I always thought that the striper follow the shad run upstream. The shad get funneled into the Potomac and that creates good pinch points for us to line the shores, but I think the rest continue up the Chesapeake. Idk how far they're willing to travel but the mouth of Pax and Potomac are pretty close to each other and Fletcher's is a much further swim than that bridge.
Shad love current though. I've never fished up that way on pax but if there's not a good amount of water flow they probably won't be there. Maybe someone who has can fill us in better.

Do you think there might be shad upstream of Patuxent river near Rt. 214 bridge? It minutes away from my work. Thank you

Went to Rt 214 bridge on Pax yesterday afternoon and got into some shad, also caught 12 inch striper. Other guys were bottom fishing for cat fish and white perch with minor success.
Found article about shad fishing in MD stating shad goes upstream to about that bridge:
Over on the western shore, anglers may want to check out the stretch of the Patuxent River from Route 4 at Wayson's Corner
upstream to Queen Anne's Bridge off Route 214. Hickory shad predominate angler catches in this southern
Maryland system but American shad numbers are increasing.http://dnr2.maryland.gov/fisheries/D...hadfishing.pdf